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ABOUT CHIP KLOSE

Chip Klose is the host of the Restaurant Strategy podcast, author of The Restaurant Marketing Mindset, and founder of the P3 Mastermind. Over his twenty-five years in the industry he's opened numerous Michelin-starred restaurants and collaborated with three different James Beard Award–winners. In 2022 he earned his MBA in Food Marketing, graduating top of his class at the Haub School of Business, Saint Joseph’s University (Philadelphia, PA).

As a speaker, he's traveled all over the world to give workshops and talks to rooms filled with restaurant professionals. To date the furthest he's traveled as been Auckland, NZ to deliver the 2023 keynote for the Restaurant Association of New Zealand's annual convention.

His goal in all of this is simple: to help owners and operators build more profitable restaurants.

FAQ

What is Restaurant Strategy?

It's a community of independent restaurant owners from all over the world. We have four main offerings:

The Restaurant Strategy Podcast features two new episodes every single week. Monday episodes focus on operations; Thursday is a dive deep into marketing.
The P3 Mastermind is a group coaching program meant to help independent restaurant owners increase profitability. Over 350 people have already gone through the program, and there are over 120 currently enrolled.
Restaurant Foundations is a membership site housing dozens of online videos, mini-courses, playbooks, resources, plus a masterclass vault. Members also get access to a monthly "Ask Me Anything" Session with our founder, Chip Klose.
Each year we host two in-person events: the P3 Leadership Retreat happens every spring and the P3 Profitability Summit in the fall.

When was the company founded?

Our Founder and CEO, Chip Klose, launched the company in the spring of 2016 as an agency to help independent restaurants in NYC get more butts in seats. Between 2016-2020, the company worked with nearly 60 different restaurants from all over the five boroughs. In the wake of the pandemic, the focus shifted from consulting to coaching giving birth to the current group coaching model.

The P3 Mastermind has members in 45 states, and 8 different countries including UK, Canada, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Australia, and Poland.

What exactly is the P3 Mastermind?

The P3 Mastermind is a group coaching program for independent owners and operators looking to increase the profitability of their restaurants. There are currently about 120 members spread across four different groups.

Members get two Zoom calls every single week: one that focuses on Marketing and the other dedicated to Operations.

The majority of our members run successful businesses that are simply looking to take that next step. The average member restaurant does between $1 - $3 Million a year has been in operation for over 5 years.

We don't work with "green" operators and do not consult on openings. This program is for established restaurants looking to generate consistent, predictable 20% returns.

When did the Restaurant Strategy Podcast debut?

The Restaurant Strategy Podcast, hosted by Chip Klose, launched in April, 2019. The show has a 4.9 rating on Apple Podcasts and consistently lands on the Top 10 of Restaurant Podcasts and the Top 50 of Marketing Podcasts.

Over the last six years we have released more than 500 episodes, boasting guests like Kevin Boehm, Chef Katie Button, Martin Lindstrom, Shawn Walchef, Rev Ciancio, and Jon Taffer, to name a few.

Do you have multiple Restaurant Coaches?

The short answer is YES!

The program was launched in 2021 by our Founder and CEO, Chip Klose. He leverages his 25 years of industry experience to help independent restaurant owners implement a few key systems into their businesses. In addition to his operational experience, he also earned his MBA in Food Marketing from Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, PA).

Rev Ciancio is one of our Marketing Coaches. He is a noted public speaker and fractional CMO, working with dozens of large brands from all over the country. He's also an owner himself -- burger concept Handcraft Burgers & Brew, in the heart of midtown Manhattan -- so he understands the unique challenges operators are facing these days.

Sal Rotolo brings more than three decades of experience to the table as one of our Restaurant Coaches. He currently runs one of the weekly Operations calls, managing a list of more than 35 restaurant owners. He has a clear and proven track record teaching and training budding restaurateurs.

Chris Hughes is a 25-year veteran of the industry with most of his experience coming from his time in the world of NYC fine dining. He worked alongside our founder, Chip Klose, for the better part of a decade opening and running high profile concepts all over Manhattan.

What is Restaurant Foundations?

Restaurant Foundations is our membership site. It houses a ton of online content like the Restaurant Recharge Online Course, mini courses called "playbooks", a masterclass archive, and a resource bundle with templates, spreadsheets, workbooks, ebooks, and more.

We offer a free 30-day trial of the program; after that it's simply a recurring membership fee of $97/month.

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